2016 Academy honorific awards open
Nominations for the 2016 Australian Academy of Science honorific awards for scientific excellence are now open.
The 2016 awards are open to career and early- and mid-career researchers normally resident in Australia, and recognise scientific excellence across a range of disciplines in the biological and physical sciences.
Nominations may be made by anyone in the scientific community, with the exception of the Macfarlane Burnet or the Matthew Flinders Medals and Lectures for which nominations may only be made by Academy fellows.
For more information see the awards section on the academy website. The closing date for award nominations is 30 April 2015.
Applications are also open for research awards, travelling fellowships and conference and research support for 2016-17. The closing date is 15 June 2015.
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